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Wintonbury Poetry Series (Prosser)

7:00pm–9:30pm
Teens, Adults
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Author Event, Community Event, Performance, Poetry
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

 

For its April reading, Wintonbury Poetry Series is pleased to an exciting book launch event.  There will be  a reading from The Nutmeg Anthology: Contemporary Poems of Connecticut. 

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Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least two weeks prior to the event.

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group

When Mema Drinks Coffee Author Visit With Lauren Gibson-Carter (Prosser)

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Children
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Author Event, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join BPL Youth Librarians for a very special storytime...

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Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least two weeks prior to the event.

Caregivers

This program is designed for children and caregivers. Please plan to attend with your child for this program. 

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Javier, The Little Brown Dog (Prosser)

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Children, Tweens
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Author Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Javier spent one mysterious year in Texas before he was adopted.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Local Author Fair (Prosser)

11:00am–1:00pm
All Ages
Prosser Library
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Author Event
Event Details:

Drop in from 11 AM to 1 PM for our first Local Author Fair at the new Prosser Library! We will have children's and adult titles along with a variety of genres.

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Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least two weeks prior to the event.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Tick Tick Tick Tick, Laugh! (Prosser)

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

APRIL’S POETRY MONTH + MAY’S NATIONAL LYME AWARENESS MONTH = TIME FOR A FUNNY BOOK! 

Learn & laugh about ticks! An award-winning author shows how she turned her 27-year battle with Lyme into a wacky book. 

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least two weeks prior to the event.

Memorial Day - Libraries CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual, Temporary Locations
Description:

BPL Online is always open!

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Author Talk—Robert Shaw: An Actor’s Life on the Set of JAWS (Prosser)

12:30pm–1:30pm
Teens, Adults
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Author Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the movie JAWS, we’re hosting an author talk with Christopher Shaw Myers, the nephew of actor Robert Shaw. Robert Shaw was not your typical Hollywood actor.

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Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least two weeks prior to the event.

Professional Development: Libraries Open at 1PM

10:00am–1:00pm
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual, Temporary Locations
Description:

Due to staff development, McMahon Wintonbury Library and Prosser Library will open at 1 PM on Friday, June 5. Both BPL libraries will be open 1-5 PM. BPL Online at bplct.org is always open!

Juneteenth - Libraries CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual, Temporary Locations
Description:

BPL Online is always open!

Independence Day - Libraries CLOSED

All Day 7/3–7/4
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual, Temporary Locations
Description:

BPL Online is always open!

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Author Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Armed with only a camera, a sense of humor and a host of frequent flyer miles, Mathew Duman embarked on a “grotesque safari," traveling to 10 universities around the country to photograph the unique grotesques and gargoyles roosting on their acade

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Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least two weeks prior to the event.

Friends Summer Reading

All Summer Reading events are generously funded by the Friends of the Bloomfield Public Library.

Labor Day - Libraries CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual, Temporary Locations
Description:

BPL Online is always open!

Veterans Day - Libraries CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual, Temporary Locations
Description:

BPL Online is always open!

Libraries CLOSING EARLY (Time TBD)

5:00pm–8:00pm
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual, Temporary Locations
Description:

Time TBD by the Town. BPL Online is always open!

Thanksgiving Day & Recess - Libraries CLOSED

All Day 11/26–11/27
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual, Temporary Locations
Description:

BPL Online is always open!

Libraries CLOSING EARLY (Time TBD)

5:00pm–8:00pm
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual, Temporary Locations
Description:

Time TBD by the Town. BPL Online is always open!

Christmas Day - Libraries CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual, Temporary Locations
Description:

BPL Online is always open!

Libraries CLOSING EARLY (Time TBD)

5:00pm–8:00pm
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual, Temporary Locations
Description:

Time TBD by the Town. BPL Online is always open!